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I'm thinking I will probably run down to Pollok Park and watch the marathon for free too. I'm fully prepared for bedlam on the roads during the week the athletics is on in the Southside, as I'm well used to cup final weekends around here - this will probably be 10x worse.

Really quite p!ssed off that the 'residents parking only' zone ends literally at the end of my street, and I'm on the wrong side of it, so all the visitors will be causing chaos parking in the narrow side streets - they really should have a better parking system in place (like open the field at Queens Park like they did during the Olympics), because just ignoring it and thinking everyone will use public transport is a load of nonsense .

There, that's my CG rant added .

Had a lovely day out at Troon today, old friend up visiting this week from land-locked Nottinghamshire, and she was desperate for some sea air . Going to take her up to Oban later in the week, as that is where we always used to go for holidays . This is what I call tapering .

Hi folks. I hope everyone is fighting fit. I'm off to Portrush at the weekend, does anyone have any experience running in NI? fancied taking in some trails (Giant's Causeway Way and maybe Antrim Way) but open to suggestions

Back from a long day out to Oban - quite chilly at the sea front, but the sun came out later in the afternoon for some cracking photos of Mull in the distance . Knackered from the long drive, but managed to fit in a fish and chip stop at Tyndrum to make up for missing the Fling this year .

Fantastic day out today taking in Girvan, Lendalfoot and Ballantrae, then back up to Dunure for burgers and Guinness (me no driving Hurrah!) ! Co-incidentally trying to convince my friend to come up for next years Cape Wrath Challenge - as a good photographer she does not take too much convincing!

20mile done so far this week, probably do a short run tomorrow just to keep stretched out, my ass is in serious danger of becoming car-seat shaped this week , but I guess that is tapering for you...

I did a nice run today, easy 10miler, but quite muggy and drizzly, didn't realise quite how soaked I had gotten until I got home .

Its 24degrees in London this weekend , so I'm hoping it might cool down a bit by next weekend , but just in case it doesn't I have been acclimatising myself by running in my jacket and gloves - the looks I have got from other runners on 'warm' days !!

Fundamentally though 'warm' up here is not the same as 'warm' down there - it could be 5degrees up here but if the sun is out you will see people walking about in shorts and t-shirts . I experienced this effect to my advantage on the night section of the South Downs last year when folk were starting to get hypothermic and I was still in my t-shirt thinking hmmm this temperature is just about right now, after I had been too hot all day !

GGW was pretty damp and chilly but no real rain, just a mix of mist and steady drizzle. Southern section is good underfoot and generally flat, hard work starts tomorrow! And the weather looks worse if anything.

You are right though TP, most people in the rest of the world would have called my day cold, wet and miserable! It does annoy me when people start to complain it's too warm at about 15°C here.

57.5 your putting me to shame. I have not managed up to the GGW yet and don't think I will.

I set out today to try and do 15 - 20 miles on the new Great Trossachs Path that runs from Inversnaid to Callander linking the WHW with Rob Roy Way. Not to be. My legs were bleating and my stomach was a bit off. But did do 14 miles and 2000 feet of climb That would probably be the last 14 miles of an ultra.

Well done at CW OH! I really must try to get to it one year, although running every day for a week would almost certainly cause a bit of damage...............I need my recovery days- perhaps I could just do the marathon, the half, and a hill race, or something.....................dunno.

Back from a very wet and windy holiday in the mountains of Slovakia - there was a massive storm with trees falling, roads blocked, and power outages! Not exactly what I'd envisaged when I booked it, but aa good realxing week,despite that.

Only managed 1 run during the week, but loads of hill walking, and have been out today to tr yto iron out the post - airtravel kinks in the legs.

Strathearn marathon next- just as a relaxing day out/ long trainig run, rather than trying to set any particular time- anyone else going?

Cycling for me today, nice ride but very windy in the out direction (as usual!).

Visiting friend has had the weekend up at her sisters in Aberdeen for a massive family party, up until 3am dancing then drove back to Glasgow this afternoon...I dunno how she does it ! Made big roast dinner tonight, she is off back down South tomorrow, which gives me a few days to clean the house, finish some work, and get my kit sorted for GUCR !

Feeling proper smashed myself. Nice weather day on the whole which was unexpected, and ran the 40 miles very steady (i.e.slowly!). Will do a proper report tomorrow but I can say that road shoes were perfect and almost all the paths are excellent to run on. Can't say the same for my legs now!